Getting 100m of 16mm SWA onto a roof?????

[cornburn]

I'm guessing it's going to weigh a tonne (quite possibly). Has anyone come across any sort of a winch or pulley system for getting heavy stuff like this up onto a flat roof? Other than putting a reel down at ground level and pulling it up into a massive tangled up heap at the top? Could do with something that clamps on the edge of the roof really (or maybe hire a cherry picker?)

Ideas anyone?

 

[ian.settle1]

I'm guessing it's going to weigh a tonne (quite possibly). Has anyone come across any sort of a winch or pulley system for getting heavy stuff like this up onto a flat roof? Other than putting a reel down at ground level and pulling it up into a massive tangled up heap at the top? Could do with something that clamps on the edge of the roof really (or maybe hire a cherry picker?)

Ideas anyone?

A cherry picker should never be used as a crane to lift things.

 

[Darkwood]

Reel it out like a winding snake at ground level have a spotter on the flat roof behind to take the slack up and have a lad at bottom feeding it up and you on roof pulling up, you only carry the weight of the cable from ground to roof, its risky using a cherry picker to lift or drag the cable up as you risk tipping it or exceeding its tolerances for weight. A long length of rope to tie to end and none slip knot to raise up initially, it shouldn't take more than 15mins to get it all up there.
Im assuming the roof isnt 6 storeys high if so another method needs to be employed.

 

[cornburn]

Thanks I guess that's our best option then. It's only single story (about 9 foot) so shouldn't be too bad. Was just hoping to keep it on the reel so we could unwind it in a straight line but never mind. Might hit the gym in preparation, not sure how much it's going to weigh in total but not going to be light! Cheers guys

 

[pennywise]

Or just use one of these.

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[millwall ken]

Thanks I guess that's our best option then. It's only single story (about 9 foot) so shouldn't be too bad. Was just hoping to keep it on the reel so we could unwind it in a straight line but never mind. Might hit the gym in preparation, not sure how much it's going to weigh in total but not going to be light! Cheers guys

Fella, a 16mm 4c, wouldn't weigh half of that mate. Are there no stairs that you could get the drum up?

 

[pennywise]

It's going to weigh around 140kg

 

[cornburn]

It's going to weigh around 140kg

That's the figure I came up with off the net too. Guess will just unravel most of it, or if the demolition guys are there bung them a tenner to chuck it up with the jcb

 

[Guest123]

Invest in one of these and some nice cable rollers, it'll make the job a lot easier for you.

 

[johnboy6083]

i would only invest in a sock if you do a lot of pulling cables on ladder, tray or through ducts. Saying tha, when i used to work for a company that built water features in the middle ofnowhere, all our cables were run in ducts, and i never used a sock, i was taught how to tie the cables on to rope, and ive never had a slip, but have had the rope snap on me. use a clove hitch followed by half hitches.